Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 5

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Mokihana

Hint:

We made the right hand turn onto Montana Highway 28 right before the town of Plains.

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I Has Babies!!!

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Mokihana

I’m so excited! The Violet-Green Swallow keiki are doing so well! I spent a lot of time today, while spinning on my wheel, watching their devoted parents tirelessly feeding them all day long, hardly stopping at all. Where they get the energy is beyond me. I wish I could go down to the pasture and kick up a whole bunch of bugs for them to carry to their offspring, who will probably be fledging soon. I was very fortunate to get a video of one feeding time…try check out those open mouths and their little heads poking out!! Sound up! I hear them chirping all day long, and it’s music to my ears. I’m so grateful that the weather has been so cool. Enjoy!

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 4

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Mokihana

In this chapter, we’ll be heading northwest and up towards the town of Plains, Montana.

Plains is a town in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census. It was founded as Horse Plains and sometimes called Wild Horse Plains, as the local Native Americans would winter their horses here to feed on the grasses in the valley.

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 3

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Mokihana

Ack! Try wait! I forgot to download the video as we crossed into Montana. So here it is:

Leaving Lobo Loop area in St. Regis, we continued heading east. This was all new territory for us, and it was so much fun to be the “Corps of Discovery” on this trip. This was our third trip to Montana, and we wanted to go a different way each time. We’ve left Interstate 90 and are now on Highway 135.

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter Two

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Mokihana

One of the good things about doing these road trips is that even though we can’t make another one right now, I get to relive the one we did take, so it’s like a whole journey while staying home.

Waitsburg, Washington. It’s a really neat little town. I love this old clock! Waitsburg is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2020 census. Waitsburg has a unique city classification in Washington state, being the state’s only city which still operates under its territorial charter.

Waitsburg
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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter 1a

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Mokihana

I’ve been working on Chapter 2, and realized that Nolemana had been taking photos with his own camera, too, and just found a whole bunch of photos to add to the first chapter! See what I get for waiting so long to post this adventure?

We saw this cool railroad stuff near Wallula Gap:

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The Tamalpais Private Rail Car

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Mokihana

Have you ever heard of it? Well… thanks to this guy, now you do! Thanks so much to 2026 SmugMug, Inc. for giving me so much information about this lovely rail car.

The Tam was built by Pullman about 1923 and was formerly ATSF 33. It was sold by the ATSF and had several private owners including Atlantic Richfield Corporation. Our group purchased the car “on the court house steps” after Southern Pacific had forclosed on the previous owner for non-payment of storage charges. A few modications had been made to the car over the years, but overall it retained much of its original 1923 ambience.

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Montana Road Trip 2013, Chapter One

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Mokihana

Nothing like being 10,000 months behind on this post!! It’s hard to believe that our third trip to Montana was so long ago! It seems like just yesterday in so many ways, but it was thirteen whole years ago!! I wish I could slow time down sometimes. But here we go again; it was another road trip of a lifetime. I have no idea how long it’s going to take me to get the whole journey down… poco a poco for sure. Because you know, life…

We started out at mile zero on September 19th. We wanted to leave as late as possible to see all the fall foliage on our trip, but early enough so that we could go on a very special highway in Montana before it closed for the winter.

Imua!
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Long-Haul Truckers repost

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Mokihana

I thought I’d repost this one since I am working on another road trip post. I first posted it in 2011…so long ago. it’s my tribute to long-haul truckers.

Long Haul Truckers

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Now I Wanna Know…

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Mokihana

…hakum May is now almost already over!! Just a couple of days ago April was pau. And now try look! Sheesh.

Mourning Doves in the fountain.

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